Brakelining and similar material.



E. E. WAITE.

BRAKELINING AND SIMILAR MATERIAL. APPLICATION FILED DEC-8. 1914.

Patented J 11116 27, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN E. WAITE, 0F FBAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 STANDARD WOVENFABRIC COMPANY, OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORA- TION OFMASSACHUSETTS. v

BRAKELINING AND SIMILAR MATERIAL.

Specification of Letters Patent. P t t d June 27, 191

Application filed December 8, 1914. Serial No. 876,173.

eral figures.

This invention relates to brakelinings and similar material designed tobe retailed in relatively short lengths and aims to ef-.

fect an economy in the marketing of materials of this character. I

The invention will be readily understood from the following description,reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which, 1

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a strip of brakelining embodying thisinvention; and, Fig. 2 is a similar view on a larger scale of themarginal portion of a short section of this brakelining.

In the drawing, 2 indicates a strip of brakelining wound in a large rollwhich is the usual form in which this material is delivered to theretailer. The retailer in making a sale measures from the roll a stripof the length required by the customer and cuts it off. The brakeliningshown isprovided with a series of transverse marks 4 which are spacedapart at uniform distances of predetermined length, so that it is merelynecessary for the salesman to count the spaces between the marks inorder to determine the length of the strip or any given part of thestrip between any two of-said marks. Since materials of this characterare usually sold in lengths of even fect the marks 4 preferably arespaced apart by in-. tervals of substantially one foot each; that is, itis one foot between the centers of any two adjacent marks. Thisarrangement not only saves the time and trouble that otherwise would berequired in measuringthe Brakelining usually consists of a very hardasbestos fabric impregnated with a composition designed to give it thedesired coefficient of friction and then usuallybaked and ealendercd.This treatment gives the brakelining a very dark color and makes it veryhard and firm. It has been found very diflicult to markthe foot printson the surface of this material in an economical manner and still havethem applied in such a way that they will be clear and distinct and willnot be obliterated in the handling of the material. An especiallydiflicult problem has been to find a suitable coloring material formaking these marks on goods of this character. This difliculty I havesolved by using aluminum ink, applyingit preferably by running the stripof brakelining between rotary dies of suitable dimension and design; andusing sufficient pressure on them to sink or impress the markingmembers, to which the ink is applied, well into the surface of thematerial. This operation produces a series of clear, distinctmarks'impressed in the surface of the goods where there is little dangerof rubbing off the ink. The protection of the ink marks in this manneris also of advantage in the process of manufacture, since it permits therolling of the bra,kelining up into the form in which it is shipped asfast as it comes through the marking dies and while the ink is stillmoist and wouldrub off very easily tion of said strip between any two ofsaid ink marks can be determined by. counting said intervals.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

EDWIN E. WAITE.

Witnesses Cur'roN D. DUNIIAM,

Fnno W. POPE.

